2008-02-22T15:47:00.001+01:00

Insatiable curiosity - I love this guy's ideas

2008-02-02T09:17:00.000+01:00

2008-01-28T07:51:00.001+01:00

2008-01-12T23:33:00.001+01:00

In The Know: Are We Giving The Robots That Run Our Society Too Much Power?

2008-01-06T09:52:00.000+01:00

In The Know: Is The Government Spying On Paranoid Schizophrenics Enough?

2008-01-06T09:51:00.000+01:00

Report: Many U.S. Parents Outsourcing Child Care Overseas

2008-01-06T09:48:00.000+01:00

Poll: Bullshit Is Most Important Issue For 2008 Voters

The 60 most influential blogs in Europe by Wikio

2008-01-06T06:44:00.001+01:00

the 60 most influential blogs in Europe, (minus-Uk) .read more | digg story

Harry Browne

2007-10-10T07:40:00.000+02:00

I recently purchased "How I became free in an unfree world", from Harry Browne. A must for all libertarians.

Décroissance - Ungrowth

2007-09-01T08:01:00.000+02:00

I've been quite interested lately on the whole concept of "décroissance". The literal translation in English would be "ungrowth", but I don't know if the concept exists in English, but it seems that it causes surprise outside of Europe.Contre-productivité de notre modèle...Uploaded by clubstrategies

Geolibertarianism

2007-07-20T20:44:00.000+02:00

I just came across this concept: Geolibertarianism. Worth considering.

Au revoir, Paris

2007-06-29T06:06:00.000+02:00

Interesting article about Paris and France, published on BBC. Click here.

Biofuel - Velorution

2007-06-10T11:24:00.000+02:00

I was visiting a South American country these last weeks and saw how foreign firms are buying millions of hectares in order to produce biofuels. Is this really the solution? Should we be thinking of other solutions like the one proposed by Velorution and similar organizations?

Liberty for All dot Net

2007-05-13T11:12:00.000+02:00

Another happy discovery

Johan Norberg

2007-05-07T22:04:00.000+02:00

Johan Norberg is a Swedish writer devoted to globalisation and individual liberty.

In the Libertarian Labyrinth

2007-04-29T14:23:00.000+02:00

A fellow libertarian's blog, clic here.

2007-04-24T08:27:00.000+02:00

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Nowheristan

2007-04-24T06:16:00.000+02:00

We are living in a sad world where one is forced to choose between the American neo-con vision of the world and the one of the Iranian Mullahs. Dreamers are asked to stick to show business, graphic design or in the best scenarios to marginalized political cliques. We have a dream... and our dream will change the world because we know that the majority of humanity will be seduced by what we are

Quote from Charles Tilly

2007-04-18T08:11:00.000+02:00

Consider the definition of a racketeer as someone who creates a threat and then charges for its reduction. Governments' provision o protection, by this standard, often qualifies as racketeering.

Books: The Sovereign Individual

2007-04-01T20:26:00.000+02:00

The Sovereign Individual.It's a fact: most people no longer vote in any election, which is one of the leading indicators of a democracy's demise. The Catholic church's hold on power during the Dark ages is a prime example of a system that lost its hold due to decadence from within. Because the leader's lived large at the expense of the common man, people no longer felt that religion had a

Une brève histoire de l'avenir, de Jacques Attali

2007-04-01T19:18:00.000+02:00

I am not very fond of "prophecies" but in my humble opinion this book is different.Jacques Attali writes a "prophecy" of the next 50 years of humankind.I am waiting for an English translation to recommend to my English speaking friends.

Buying real estate on the moon

2007-01-15T07:47:00.001+01:00

I saw today that people are selling and buying real estate property on the moon. That issue and the issue of property in the Antarctic makes me think a lot about the very nature of property, of statehood, of freedom, of possession of land….

Getting fed up

2007-01-12T16:54:00.001+01:00

When I came back to France some people told me to wait and see the election campaigns in France. I was warned that I would quickly get fed up. Not wrong at all. With still several months to go, I can tell you that I no longer tolerate Mr. Sarkozy and Miss Royal on TV. Mr. Sarkozy with his pedant style and Mr. Royal trying to look like a mother protectress… Really pathetic

Another French liberal website

2007-01-07T10:27:00.000+01:00

The Government and Your Liberty

2007-01-07T10:14:00.000+01:00

Another French Libertarian

2007-01-05T23:47:00.000+01:00

I just came across another French libertarian's blog . It's very encouraging to see that I am not the only one to think that we need to get rid of this corrupt system.

Welcome Bulgaria and Romania into the EU

2007-01-02T08:26:00.000+01:00

Hello fellow Europeans from Bulgaria and Romania. Many people here in France see your accession to the EU as a threat to their jobs, or whatever. I can only say that as a European I wish you the best on this new stage of your history. Welcome to the EU!!

We French are just amazing

2007-01-01T23:21:00.000+01:00

A few kilometers from where I live some protesters held last night (Dec. 31st) a march against 2007. It was a very lighthearted and humorous event. But, isn't is a veiled admission of our French proclivity to protesting against whatever for whichever motive. Read more here.

Happy New Year 2007

2007-01-01T00:21:00.000+01:00

Hello all readers. I wish you a Happy New Year. I wish you more freedom, more democracy in the countries where you live and less influence of you governments in your daily lives.LB

Saddam Hussein executed

2006-12-30T10:04:00.001+01:00

Iraki’s ex-president Saddam Hussein was executed this morning. Sometimes I am not very proud of being a human being. Can anyone tell me if this is going to solve anything? Is the world a better place as Americans like to say (at least on movies)?

Christmas

2006-12-24T21:17:00.001+01:00

At the age of about seven French kids are told the truth about Papa Noel / Santa Claus. At what age should we tell them the Truth about Christmas?

Libertarians in France / Social Security in France

2006-12-19T20:33:00.000+01:00

After much despair I found a blog of a fellow libertarian, who deals with the politically incorrect issue of the French Social Security system. Good show and keep up the good work!

Sacrés fonctionnaires!

2006-12-18T20:12:00.000+01:00

You have to read this book if you live in France. When I came back to my native land I was really amazed at the size and extreme complexity of the French bureaucracy. I started observing, and analyzing, and judging... Today my cousing N. lent me this recently-published book, written by American Ted Stanger (his blog here). I am on page 78 and haven't disagreed with any word contained in it yet.

Johnny Halliday emigrates to Switzerland

2006-12-15T13:37:00.000+01:00

French rock star Johnny Halliday is moving to Switzerland in order to pay less taxes. Being myself a hard-core libertarian, I can only say "Good show, Johnny"

Boycott Christmas - Boycottez Noel

2006-12-10T10:27:00.000+01:00

I am getting fed up with all this Christmas shopping idea. First of all, I am not a Christian, so, why should I celebrate anything. I don't celebrate Jewish or Muslim festivities. Why should I celebrate Christian festivities. Secondly, what is all this stuff about gift giving... As if it were compulsory. So, this year, I have decided to resist. I pretty much agree with the ideas of

Phone contact with the DaVinci Institute

2006-12-09T14:58:00.000+01:00

I recently spoke on the phone with Mr. Thomas Frey, from the DaVinci Institute. I called them to know whether they had some branch here in France. They unfortunately don't. Thomas suggested me to create from scratch a similar kind of organization here in France. Anyone interested out there?

Ministère de la Culture

2006-12-03T13:55:00.000+01:00

The other day I saw an American guy on TV who was surprised that we French had a "Ministere de la Culture" (Department of Culture). That is another stupid heritage of the Communist influence in the French way of governing. "Department of Culture? Why not a Department of Love , too" he added...The French government is just too big; if you lived here you would see how much interference the

L'euro au plus haut

2006-12-02T08:13:00.000+01:00

The Euro is beating all records, sold at over 1.33 dollars per euro yesterday. The impact on our European exports will be felt even deeper. As someone who works in the import-export business this has a deep influence in our way of doing business.

Libertarianism 1

2006-11-19T09:52:00.001+01:00

In terms of politics I identify much with the vision called Libertarian. I enjoy very much libertarian podcasts from Canadian speaker Stephan Molyneux.

American creativity 1

2006-11-05T09:52:00.001+01:00

I have always loved the inventiveness, flexibility, and creativity of the American people. Now the US Air Force is moving into cyberspace defense, as you can read on CNN. Couldn’t be more original.

Tomer Sisley

2006-11-04T18:13:00.000+01:00

Last night I went to the Champilambart to see the German-Arab-Jewish-French comedian Tomer Sisley. Tomer Sisley follows pretty much the style of the American stand-up comedians, such as Woody Allen, Jerry Seinfeld, Bob Newhart, Bill Cosby, Martin Lawrence, Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock, Ellen DeGeneres, Robin Williams, Jim Carrey, Ray Romano and more recently Dane Cook.

Goverment of the future

2006-11-03T10:23:00.001+01:00

I have always reflected about how we humans will be governed in the future. I came across this site today which illustrates what could be the government of the future.

The french social system is a bomb waiting to explode 2

2006-11-02T06:44:00.000+01:00

Hypocras

2006-11-02T06:36:00.000+01:00

Mme. Odile Brunet, my girlfriend Christelle's mother, invited us yesterday Nov 1, 2006 to have lunch with her at her house in La Varenne.At the "appéritif" she delighted us with a medieval drink called Hypocras.Read Wikipedia's entry on Hypocras here. The recipe for making Hypocras can be found here.

France 24

2006-11-01T11:06:00.001+01:00

I have just learnt of the launching of a new News Channel called France 24. The purpose of France 24 is to challenge the Anglo-Saxon view of the world as proposed by BBC and CNN. I am eagerly awaiting for its launching.

Alexander, the movie

2006-10-29T09:45:00.000+01:00

I have always been fascinated by the person of Alexander the Great (Alexander III of Macedon, King of Macedon, 336–323 BC) as well as the Greek Civilization. I recently bought myself the DVD "Alexander" which I am now enjoying. A must see.

The french social system is a bomb waiting to explode

2006-10-26T07:40:00.001+02:00

Since I came back to France I slowly discovered what is called the French social system.As more and more people are retiring, the burden imposed on the taxpayers is going to increase dramatically. All my friends who have grown here in France have spoken to me about the worsening of their financial situation, their purchasing power, and their financial net worth.

Science Day in France

2006-10-23T20:52:00.000+02:00

2006-10-01T11:29:00.000+02:00

Trip in Mayenne and Sarthe with my brother Jacques. Dolmen of Erves, hereMore pictures here

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